Minnesota Declares Bird Flu Emergency, Offers Drug to Workers - from TRUNEWS

Minnesota’s declared a state of emergency because of bird flu, which has struck more than 40 poultry farms in the state.

The state’s also offering the anti-flu drug Tamiflu to workers who have handled the dead and dying birds, just to make sure they don’t catch it, too.

H5N2 bird flu has spread to a dozen U.S. states. It can kill chickens and turkeys quickly, and once a flock is infected, all the birds must be slaughtered and destroyed. More than 7 million U.S. birds have been slaughtered because of the virus, U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates.

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